Since childhood, her summers had been spent in West Dennis and in 1978, with her family grown, she and her husband, Frank, moved from Wayland to Sandwich. They never looked back.

While her focus was family, Mrs. Alla devoted her energy and talent to the floral design business she shared with Dolores Ahern, "Flowers by Dolores & Mary Lou" and to Cape Cod endeavors and organizations she felt important to support.

She was a dedicated supporter of the arts. A former president of the Cape Cod Conservatory Guild, Mrs. Alla organized, designed and directed many fundraisers. These included Show Houses in a variety of Cape Cod locations, as well as the unique "Music, Art and Flowers" events. Her long friendship with Jamie Wolf, artist and founder of the Cotuit Center for the Arts, provided another venue for her creative ability. No detail was overlooked in her public presentations, whether in floral design, musical contributions, artist selections or designer choices. Her interpersonal skills allowed her to work well with her team to attain the goals of originality, beauty and artistry in all pursuits.

In addition to her floral design business, Mrs. Alla was a member of the Garden Club of Hyannis, a past president and its longest serving member. Multiple times, she served as chairperson for the Barnstable County Fair flower show. She was a blue ribbon winner many times in varied categories of floral design. Her work always had a special beauty and grace. She was awarded an honorary membership to the Massachusetts Judge's Council in recognition of her contributions in every aspect of flower shows. She was also a charter member of the Southeastern District of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Design and Horticulture Study Group, and her designs graced the Sandwich Glass Museum and the Hyannis Library.

She loved her family, her friends, her home, flowers, Cape Cod and the Patriots; her life and home reflected these commitments.

She is survived by her children, Victoria Alla of Salem, Christine Johnson and her husband, Eric, of Marlborough, Michael Alla of Avon, Joanne Alla of Houston, and James Alla and his wife, Joyce, of Marblehead; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Margaret W. Sherman; nieces, nephews and many friends.

A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. March 15 at Corpus Christi Church, 324 Quaker Meeting House Road, East Sandwich. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall.

Mr. Bridges was born in Boston on Dec. 10, 1941, son of the late Albert William Bridges Jr. and Hope (Timmerman) Malloch, and grew up in the greater Boston area. He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force from 1959-1963. He enjoyed boating, fishing and hunting.

He is survived by his children, Albert William "Bill" Bridges IV and his wife, Staci, of Hyannis, and Kathy (Bridges) Ivanov and her husband, Penn, of Pompano Beach, FL; three grandchildren, Chelsea, Christopher and Tyler; a sister, Barbara (Bridges) Schultze and her husband, Rick, of South Grafton; and a brother, Joseph Malloch and his wife, Celeste, of Windham, NH; Aunt Ann (Timmerman) Caton and her husband, Bill, of Surfside Beach, SC; cousins Bruce and Allen; and nieces Lauren, Linda and Casey.

Services were held at the Morris, O'Connor & Blute Funeral Home in South Yarmouth. A private burial will be in the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne.

Frances M. (Pascoe) Duncan, 92

West Yarmouth — Frances M. (Pascoe) Duncan, 92, died Feb. 23, 2014.

Born in Waltham on Dec. 19, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Francis Henry and Margaret (Treglown) Pascoe. She graduated from Norwood High School with the Class of 1939. After high school, Mrs. Duncan proudly served her country in the U.S. Army during World War II. She was stationed in the European Theater of Operations, landing in England on D-Day. She was honorably discharged in 1945 as a corporal. She has been a resident of West Yarmouth since 2010, moving from Walpole. In addition, she maintains her summer home in Mattapoisett.

Mrs. Duncan worked as a library aide in the Fisher Elementary School in Walpole and was a longtime volunteer at the Norwood Hospital.

She was a member of Saint Agatha's Altar Guild at the Epiphany Episcopal Church in Walpole, a former member of the Grace Episcopal Church in Norwood and an associate member of St. David's Episcopal Church. In addition, she was a member of the Eastern Star in Norwood, the Do Si Doers Square Dancers, and served as the past treasurer for the Point Connett Homeowner's Association. As a member of the Neponset Choral Society along with her husband, Wally, she enjoyed performing in many Gilbert and Sullivan Productions.

Mrs. Duncan enjoyed playing the mandolin, after being taught by her father. She was also an excellent seamstress and had a quick wit and great storytelling ability.

She was the wife of the late Wallace C. Duncan, Sr.; mother of Kathleen A. Duncan of Marstons Mills, Wallace C. "Bud" Duncan Jr. of Derwood, MD, Elizabeth F. Duncan of Dayton, ME; grandmother of Matthew F. Duncan, Andrea Duncan Lauber and Jake T. Whipple; great- grandmother of Nyomi Eve Duncan; sister of the late Barbara Gilbert, the late Henry "Harry" Pascoe, and the late Evelyn Pascoe.

A memorial service was held in the Epiphany Episcopal Church in Walpole, with interment in Knollwood Memorial Park in Canton.

Cotuit - Charles E. Hamblin, 91, of Cotuit, died at the home he has known since 1955, on March 1, 2014.

He was the husband of the late Katherine M. (Enos) Hamblin, who died May 24, 1994.

Born in Marstons Mills, the son of the late Seth E. Hamblin and Mary C. (Rogers] Hamblin, the eighth generation of Hamblins born in the town of Barnstable, Mr. Hamblin lived on the same street in the same town his entire life, with the exception of his time in the service to our country.

Mr. Hamblin was a carpenter, and builder for more than 40 years, retiring in 1990. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II seeing action on Okinawa as a platoon sergeant in the 779th Battalion, Anti-Aircraft Artillery, and in the occupation of Korea in 1945.

He was a member of the Santuit/Cotuit Historical Society, a member of the Barnstable Land Trust, past member of the Cotuit Federated Church, and a member of the Cotuit Call Fire Department for many years, retiring as deputy chief.

He is survived by his two brothers, Seth R. and John R. Hamblin of Marstons Mills; his son, Sheldon and his wife, Donna, of West Falmouth, and daughter-in-law Merri Hamblin of Cotuit; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. His son, Stephen, who worked side by side with him in his business for many years, died last November.

A private burial will take place at the National Cemetery in Bourne. A memorial service will take place in the spring to celebrate the life of both Mr. Hamblin and Stephen.

Memorial donations may be made to any of the organizations mentioned above.

Samuel B. Hunnicutt, 97

Centerville — Samuel B. Hunnicutt, 97, of Centerville died Feb. 27, 2014, at the Epoch of Brewster Senior Living Center in Brewster

Mr. Hunnicutt was born in 1916 in Walhalla, SC, one of eight children in a farming family. He married Nina Sullivan Sparks (1915 — 1976) and had three children. Nina was a teacher.

Mr. Hunnicutt spent many of his early working years as a heavy equipment operator in the coalfields of West Virginia. In 1955, he moved his family to Westborough where he worked on a number of highway construction and airport expansion projects. He was a proud member of Local 4 Operating Engineers. He retired in the mid-1970s and settled in Centerville, where he lived until nearly the end of his life.

Mr. Hunnicutt is survived by three children, Charles of St. Charles, IL, Carol Jean Flemming of Phoenix, AZ, and Barbara Abel of Centerville; five grandchildren, Steven Abel, Kent Flemming, Carrie Flood, David and Douglas Hunnicutt; and six great-grandchildren, Delilah and Wyatt Flemming, and Anna, Charlie, Jack, and Sam Hunnicutt.

A memorial service will be held in the spring.

Memorial donations may be made to the Hope Health Hospice, 765 Attucks Lane, Hyannis, MA 02601.

Ruth Jones, 89

Portland, ME — Ruth Jones died peacefully Feb. 19, 2014. at the Hoffman Center at the Cedars in Portland, ME. She was 89.

For the past seven years, she and her husband, Robert, have been residents of the Cedars complex. They moved to Portland to be near family.

Mrs. Jones, nee Kuch, was born April 9, 1924, in Norwalk, CT, to Charles F. Kuch III and Marguerite (Young) Kuch. She and her brother, Charles, were raised by their paternal grandparents. She was a graduate of Norwalk High School and Lasell Junior College in Newton.

In 1956, she married Robert Jones and they moved to Needham. Mrs. Jones spent many years working as a secretary for Needham schools and being the "neighborhood" mom, the "cool" mom. She owned one of the first convertible VW bugs and also one of the first convertible Mustangs. She loved piling kids in the car and taking them out for ice cream or rides down "rollercoaster" roads. After her children graduated from school, she reveled in the great opportunity to travel with Bob and see the world.

In 1971, they relocated full time to Cape Cod, Mrs. Jones’s summer home, living in West Hyannis Port, East Sandwich, Hyannis Port, and finally, at Kings Way in Yarmouth Port.

Mrs. Jones was an accomplished artist, an avid sailor, gardener, swimmer and bridge player. She belonged to Altrusa and the Osterville Garden Club. For many years, she was an active participant at the Hyannis Yacht Club, Hyannis Port Golf Club, and the C.B.A. She was the captain of two boats the Split Shake, a Sunfish, and Grand Slam, a 26-foot Pearson.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by daughter Barri Lynn Moreau, son-in-law Marcel Moreau, and granddaughter Maria Moreau of Portland; son Bruce Jones, daughter-in-law Irene, granddaughter Nathalia and grandson Kyle, all in Australia; and a cousin, Charles Lockhart. and many, many of her cousins' children across the United States.

Born on Jan. 17, 1996, in Hyannis, he was the son of Greg Lawrence and Elizabeth K. Davis. He resided with his family on Nantucket until 2005 when they moved to Osterville.

He enjoyed music, playing basketball, hanging out with his friends, and he loved his car. He was a prankster with a great sense of humor and loved to make people laugh. He always remained a strong protector of his family and cherished every moment that they shared together.

He was predeceased by his paternal grandfather, John "Pesky" Perry; his paternal grandmother, Charlotte Perry; and his maternal grandmother, Eleanor Davis.

He is survived by his father, Greg Lawrence, and his wife, Pam, of Yarmouth; his mother, Elizabeth K. Davis of Osterville; sisters Kelsey E. Lawrence of Osterville and Alexa C. Lawrence of Osterville; stepbrothers L. K. Metz and Jake Metz; paternal grandparents, William and Clara Lawrence of Washington, D.C., Dolores Perry of Richmond, VA; his maternal grandparents, Michael and Jill Davis of Hyannis; uncles Robert Davis and his wife, Suzanne, of Hyannis, David Lawrence and his wife, Veronica, of Washington, D.C., Leon Lawrence of Washington, D.C., and Timothy Perry and his wife, Michelle, of Richmond, VA; aunts Felicia Lawrence of Baltimore, Crystal Lawrence of Washington, D.C., and Sharon Perry of Richmond, VA; and many cousins and friends.

A funeral service was held at the Zion Union Church in Hyannis, with burial in Beechwood Cemetery in Centerville.

Contributions in his memory may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163-4777; www.michaeljfox.org.

Born on March 31, 1930, in Quincy, he was the son of the late Dr. William E. and Edith E. (Olson) Mullin. He grew up in Squantum and graduated from North Quincy High School in 1947. He completed his undergraduate and graduate education at Tufts University, where he was a catcher on the 1950 College World Series baseball team.

Following college, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict and served five years of active duty. He then served in the Naval Reserve, attained the rank of commander and retired in 1979.

On Dec. 4, 1954, he married Marjorie M. Morin in Quincy and they remained happily married for 59 years. He was a high school teacher, coach and administrator who inspired the minds of many young people for more than 25 years at Milton and Northbridge high schools. Following his retirement in 1979, he was an interpreter at Plimouth Plantation.

He loved baseball and following the Boston Red Sox through the years. He was also a cubmaster for the Cub Scouts in Milton. He spent his later years traveling, summers on Sandy Neck and Wequaquet Lake, coaching youth baseball in Barnstable, and playing in the slow pitch softball league until age 70.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Marjorie M. Mullin, of Centerville; his three sons, Stephen W. Mullin of Centerville, Robert E. Mullin and his wife, Linda, of Duxbury, Theodore R. Mullin and his wife, Mary, of East Sandwich; his daughter, Jeanne Mullin Steinmetz and her husband, Douglas, of Bethel, CT; his grandchildren, Steven Mullin and his wife, Catherine, Paul Mullin, Sean Mullin and his wife, Stephanie, Ryan Mullin, Lucas Mullin, Matthew Mullin, Jason Mullin, Carolyn Steinmetz, Laura Steinmetz; and his great grandchildren, William Mullin, LillyAnne Mullin, Benjamin Mullin and Marilyn Mullin.

Services will be private and at the convenience of the family, with burial taking place at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne.

Memorial donations may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association Hospice of Cape Cod, 255 Independence Drive, Hyannis, MA 02601.

Louise H. Patrick, 87

South Dennis — Louise H. Patrick, 87, of South Dennis died on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014.

Born on Oct. 10, 1926, in New Rochelle, NY, she was the daughter of the late Martin J. and Mary L. (Jenkins) Brown.

After graduating from Barnstable High School, she worked for New England Telephone Co. as an operator. In 1973, she was promoted to office technician for the central offices, and she worked the last 10 years of her career in the Provincetown office before retiring in 1989.

She enjoyed needlework, shopping for antiques and traveling to places like Alaska. Being an avid reader, she volunteered at the South Dennis Free Public Library. She was also a member of the "No Hat Club." More than anything, she cherished the time that she shared with her nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was also predeceased by her brother, Robert N. Brown.

She is survived by her daughter, Lynn Patrick of South Dennis; her sister, Elizabeth Orfanos and her husband, Manuel, of Cummaquid; her nieces, Stephanie McGee and her husband, Joseph, Laurie Brown of Turners Falls; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.

Burial in Cummaquid Cemetery in Barnstable will be at a later date for family and friends.

Memorial donations may be made to South Dennis Free Public Library, 389 Main St., P.O. Box 304, South Dennis, MA 02660.

John F. Rich, 73

Osterville — John F. Rich, 73, of Osterville and formerly of Maynard died Feb. 20, 2014.

He was an avid canal fisherman and a gifted photographer, from weddings to Stock Car Racing magazine. He enjoyed traveling with his wife and sharing stories with friends.

He was the husband of Mitzie Rich and father of John Rich Jr., Catherine Rich and Terri Boudreau. He had four grandchildren.

A funeral Mass was held at Our Lady of Victory Parish in Centerville.

Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society or American Red Cross.

Ann C. Rogers, 84

South Yarmouth — Ann C. Rogers, 84, of South Yarmouth died Feb. 28, 2014, after a brief illness.

She was born in 1929 in Dorchester, the daughter of William Cunnington and Evelyn Martin-Cunnington of Nova Scotia and later Dorchester.

She was much in demand as a high-fashion model for the Rogers Modeling Agency in Boston. She had been offered the opportunity to be a spokesperson for Gucci in Italy but chose to raise a family. She remained a model with her close friend and model, Terri Caponi, for more than 20 years, modeling clothing for other well-known U.S. and European clothing designers. Ms. Rogers and Terri remained close friends for the past 64 years. She also maintained a close friendship with Rosemary Dallas of Mashpee, who also worked in the Boston fashion industry, for the past 64 years. She was the former wife of Donald I. Rogers of Centerville for more than 45 years.

She is survived by her daughters Juliana Biega of South Yarmouth and Ann Marie Mach of Centerville; and a brother, Thomas William Cunnington of Michigan and Florida; five grandchildren, Kaitlin and Wyatt Maskell, Alexis and Donnie Mach, and Alexander Biega; and nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her brother Robert Cunnington of Boston and Frances Martin-Sheehan of Boston. A memorial service will be held at a later date in the spring.

She was the wife of the late John F. Scott; mother of Annmarie Colsia of Barnstable; grandmother of Christopher N. Colsia and his wife, Kerri, of Chelmsford and Jennifer A. Twombly and her husband, Jason, of Methuen; great-grandmother of Kegan, Jameson and Julia; sister of Margaret York and her husband, Emery, of Natick, Dolores Lowney and her husband, John, of Natick and the late Nina Crugnola and her late husband, Angelo.

Services were held at the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home in Needham, with a funeral Mass at St. Bartholomew Church, Needham, followed by interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury.

Marstons Mills — Robert (Bobby) Vecchione died from Alzheimer's disease Feb. 23, 2014, at 74 in his home surrounded by his loved ones.

He was born in Whitinsville on Aug. 1 to Carmen and Dorothy Crothers Vecchione and was the second of five children.

Mr. Vecchione grew up and went to school in Douglas. He later attended Eastern Nazarene College in Wollaston. He served his country in the Army National Guard and moved to Hawaii in the late 1960s, where he met his wife, a native of Hawaii. He returned to Cape Cod after a few years and has lived on the Cape ever since.

He worked in the hospitality industry for many years, including the family-owned restaurant, The Villa Vecchione. In 1975 he owned and operated a club called "Bobby V's." He then worked as a sales representative for more than 24 years in the beverage industry before his enforced retirement due to health. Mr. Vecchione was known by his customers for going above and beyond during and after hours.

He loved many things, and was a family man, first and foremost. He loved God and his country. He loved to be outdoors, whether fishing or snorkeling in the ocean, hunting deep in the woods, four-wheeling on Sandy Neck or playing horseshoes. He loved Hawaii and Cape Cod. He loved animals, especially his pets, Bailey and Bubba. He was a man who lived simply and always had a ready smile and a helping hand.

He married Donna Hill, his wife of 45 years, in 1969. He leaves two sons, Shawn Vecchione of Wellfleet, and Derek and his wife, Renee Vecchione, of Osterville; grandchildren, Noah, Maile, Malia, and most recently Alyssa and Samantha Tyler. He is also survived by a brother, Dan Vecchione of Hyannis; and three sisters, Nancy Jane Vecchione of Osterville, Susan and husband, Terry Duenas, of West Barnstable, and Beth and husband, Richard Lamoureux, of Douglas, and many nieces and nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. Special mention is also made of his minister and spiritual adviser, Pastor John Piroski, who was a steadfast and true friend throughout the last few years of Mr. Vecchione’s life.

A Celebration of Life was held at The Cape Cod Seventh-day Adventist Church in Osterville.

Clearlake, CA — Nicholas Willis, 29, of Clearlake, CA, died unexpectedly at his home Feb. 17, 2014, after a long struggle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Mr. Willis served in Iraq from 2009 to 2010, as an airborne engineer attached to the 82nd Airborne Division stationed at Fort Bragg, NC.

Born in Falmouth, he enjoyed his childhood on Cape Cod and in New Hampshire, eventually moving to Crestview, FL. He was a graduate of Choice High School and Technical Center in Fort Walton Beach, FL. After high school he moved back to Falmouth and worked at the Wild Harbor General Store in North Falmouth and also for a local landscaping company. He joined the Army and achieved the rank of specialist. After his term of enlistment was up, he moved to California.

A memorial service celebrating his life will be scheduled at a later date.

Memorial donations may be made to Heroes in Transition, 23 Bates Road, Suite #135, Mashpee, MA 02649 and notated as such. They will be used to purchase a service dog for a Cape Cod veteran suffering from PTSD.